I'm attempting to get this working properly (2 days now). I'm working on a log in where I'm calling the controller action from jQuery, passing it a JSON object (utilizing json2.js) and returning a Json object from the controller. I'm able to call the action fine, but instead of being able to put the response where I want it it just opens a new window with this printed on the screen:
{"Message":"Invalid username/password
combination"}
And the URL looks like http://localhost:13719/Account/LogOn so instead of calling the action and not reloading the page it's taking the user to the controller, which isn'
t good.
So now for some code, first the controller code
[HttpPost]
public ActionResult LogOn(LogOnModel model,
string returnUrl = "")
{
if (ModelState.IsValid)
{
var login = ObjectFactory.GetInstance<IRepository<PhotographerLogin>>();
var user = login.FindOne(x => x.Login == model.Username && x.Pwd == model.Password);
if (user == null)
return Json(new FailedLoginViewModel { Message = "Invalid username/password combination" });
else
{
if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(returnUrl))
return Redirect(returnUrl);
else
return RedirectToAction("Index", "Home");
}
}
return RedirectToAction("Index", "Home");
}
And the jQuery code
$("#signin_submit").click(function () {
var login = getLogin();
$.ajax({
type: "POST",
url: "../Account/LogOn",
data: JSON.stringify(login),
dataType: 'json',
contentType: 'application/json; charset=utf-8',
error: function (xhr) {
$("#message").text(xhr.statusText);
},
success: function (result) {
}
});
});
function getLogin() {
var un = $("#username").val();
var pwd = $("#password").val();
var rememberMe = $("#rememberme").val();
return (un == "") ? null : { Username: un, Password: pwd, RememberMe: rememberMe };
}
In case you need to see the actual login form here that is as well
<fieldset id="signin_menu">
<div>
<span id="message"></span>
</div>
<% Html.EnableClientValidation(); %>
<% using (Html.BeginForm("LogOn", "Account", FormMethod.Post, new { @id = "signin" }))
{%>
<% ViewContext.FormContext.ValidationSummaryId = "valLogOnContainer"; %>
<%= Html.LabelFor(m => m.Username) %>
<%= Html.TextBoxFor(m => m.Username, new { @class = "inputbox", @tabindex = "4", @id = "username" })%><%= Html.ValidationMessageFor(m => m.Username, "*")%>
<p>
<%= Html.LabelFor(m=>m.Password) %>
<%= Html.PasswordFor(m => m.Password, new { @class = "inputbox", @tabindex = "5", @id = "password" })%><%= Html.ValidationMessageFor(m => m.Password, "*")%>
</p>
<p class="remember">
<input id="signin_submit" value="Sign in" tabindex="6" type="submit"/>
<%= Html.CheckBoxFor(m => m.RememberMe, new { @class = "inputbox", @tabindex = "7", @id = "rememberme" })%>
<%= Html.LabelFor(m => m.RememberMe) %>
<p class="forgot"> <a href="#" id="forgot_password_link" title="Click here to reset your password.">Forgot your password?</a> </p>
<p class="forgot-username"> <a href="#" id="forgot_username_link" title="Fogot your login name? We can help with that">Forgot your username?</a> </p>
</p>
<%= Html.ValidationSummaryJQuery("Please fix the following errors.", new Dictionary<string, object> { { "id", "valLogOnContainer" } })%>
<% } %>
</fieldset>
The login form is loaded on the main page with
<% Html.RenderPartial("LogonControl");%>
Not sure if that has any bearing on this or not but thought I'd mention it.
EDIT: The login form is loaded similar to the Twitter login, click a link and the form loads with the help of jQuery & CSS
